Everyone, put your detective hats on, Shondaland is coming out with a murder mystery, The Residence. Created by Paul William Davies, who has written
Everyone, put your detective hats on, Shondaland is coming out with a murder mystery, The Residence. Created by Paul William Davies, who has written and executive produced on Scandal, the murder mystery stars Uzo Aduba as detective Cordelia Cupp. Netflix is unveiling a teaser trailer along with a fresh batch of images for the upcoming Netflix series. The Residence will premiere March 20 on the streamer. The cast is a stacked one. Aduba is joined by, but not only by, Randall Park (WandaVision), Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian), Mary Wiseman (Star Trek: Discovery), Susan Kelechi Watson (This is Us), Julian McMahon(Nip/Tuck), Jason Lee (My Name is Earl) and more.
The images released by Netflix set our scene: the state dinner. Everyone (except Jason Lee’s Tripp Morgan apparently) is dressed to the nines. Paul Fitzgerald plays President Perry Morgan, who doesn’t seem to be in any of the images, suspiciously enough. Aduba in one image is next to the body of our penniless murder victim, another with a suave looking Esposito on a phone call, and another with Watson possibly trying to chum up a guest of the state dinner to keep her occupied from the real murder mystery likely going on in the other room.
What Else Has Shondaland Created?
Shondaland is the production company founded by Shonda Rhimes. Rhimes is best known for creating the longstanding medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, which is currently in its 21st season. Shondaland is also to thank for its spin-off Private Practice, the political drama Scandal, the legal drama How to Get Away With Murder, and the Catch. The genres that Shondaland has put out are varied, including the recent departure from the drama of the 21st Century and straight into that of Regency Era England. The mind behind Grey’s Anatomy is also the mind behind the hit Netflix television series Bridgerton as well as its prequel series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The Regency Era dramas are based on the works and world of Julia Quinn, who wrote eight books, each for a sibling in the wealthy Bridgerton family. The series currently has three seasons available to watch on Netflix now, with the fourth in production.
Now, Shondaland is bringing the 21st Century mystery and drama to Netflix with The Residence. The logline for The Residence is as follows:
“132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous state dinner. The Residence is a screwball whodunit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion.”
The series premieres on March 20. Check out the trailer below. Stay with Collider for the latest updates.
The Residence
Release Date
March 20, 2024
Network
Netflix
Writers
Paul William Davies
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